Swedish death metal act Demonical have published information on their Facebook page regarding the release of their upcoming new album to drop on September 20th, 2013. You can already take a look at the tracklist and artwork for their fourth full-length album Darkness Unbound.

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Doom metallers Windhand will release their new album called Soma in North America on September 17th, September 13th in Germany/Benelux and September 16th in the UK/world via Relapse Records. You wonder if they changed the style? Check out a short preview below.

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Remember that special The Retinal Circus show Devin Townsend played in London's Roundhouse venue last year? The show was streamed online but it will also be released on DVD, Blu-ray and CD. Finally today Devin Townsend has revealed the first taste of the forthcoming Retinal Circus, with the release date via InsideOut Music to be announced very soon. For now, you can enjoy "Grace" (from the last album Epicloud) with the band joined by frequent collaborator Anneke Van Giersbergen and more wacky stuff on stage.

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Polish representatives of extreme metal Behemoth have announced a string of tour dates in Australia and New Zealand this coming October. Supporting them on the road will be brutal horde of maniacs from Italy Hour Of Penance. As it was previously already reported, Behemoth are working on their new album The Satanist, which will be released sometime in the fall this year. Check out all the tour dates for yourself below.

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Danish hard rockers Volbeat are pleased to announce that they will embark on their awaited European arena tour in support of their 5th studio album Outlaw Gentlemen & Shady Ladies, released on April 9th, 2013. The quartet has also announced that they will be joined by a company of good friends and accomplices - US veterans Iced Earth, who will be performing as main support throughout the complete tour. Check out the full list of confirmed tour dates below.

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Official press release statement:

The catacombs are now once again unearthed. The Mexican barbarous death metal band Denial is the newest addition to the Pulverised Records roster. Four years since the band's debut full-length record Catacombs Of The Grotesque was released and to critically acclaim, received a decent underground following with their trademark gargantuan down-tuned guitars and unorthodox morbid death metal torment.

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Since the beginning of this week, melodic death metallers Insomnium have been sharing photos from the studio and released a short note saying that "some Insomnium members are in a secret location recording something which might be released pretty soon." The band is being secretive about it, so it is unclear whether they are recording their new album or have some other release planned but at least we know that the band has been working on a new album, writing new lyrics and rehearsing new songs.

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Voivod have been teasing their new video for a while and now it has finally been unveiled. The Canadian metallers used the track "Target Earth" for the video created by Italian filmmaker and multimedia artist Nicola Piovesan, who recreates the visions and artwork of Voivod drummer Away (Michel Langevin) in 3D Motion Graphics. Check out his visual creation below.

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Unblackened, the new live DVD, Blu-ray, and digital video from heavy metallers Black Label Society has been set for release on September 24th, 2013 via Eagle Rock Entertainment. Additionally, Zakk's label home eOne Music will release the audio version of the Unblackened DVD under the same name. The double disc release will have six additional tracks not found on the DVD including two acoustic versions of "Queen Of Sorrow" and "Won't Find It Here", and covers of Leon Russel's "Song For You" and "Aint No Sunshine" by Bill Withers.

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French death metallers Necrowretch have released a video clip for the title track of Putrid Death Sorcery, their debut album released in January. If you never heard of the band or are just curious, this is a good opportunity to discover them. You can watch the video here.

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Power metallers ReinXeed have released a video for their brand new song "Guitar Hero". This song will appear on their upcoming new album A New World, their sixth full-length opus. You can expect it to come out on September 5th around the world and August 22nd in Japan. How is the material of the successor to Welcome To The Theater? Now you can find out.

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Watain have unleashed a new song today from their new album The Wild Hunt, this time you get to listen to "The Child Must Die". Sounds cheerful. Enjoy your dose of black metal on the video below. However, there is still some waiting around to do since the opus only drops on August 19th in Europe and August 20th in North America by His Master's Noise, via Century Media Records.

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Lamb Of God is partnering up with Killswitch Engage, Testament and Huntress for the final North American Resolution shows. The Americans will end the North American portion of their last record cycle beginning on October 22nd with 28 US and Canadian shows. Joining Lamb Of God on these dates will be long-time friends Killswitch Engage and the support for all shows will be provided by Testament and Huntress. The dates for the tour are below.

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UPDATE on 17.07.2013 [Thanks to Carl Berg]: According to Euronews, there doesn't seem to be much evidence suggesting that Varg Vikernes was planning any sort of terrorist action. It seems that the arrest was based on a "blog post" made by Vikernes after the fatal derailing of the Bretigny train last week which contained ant-semitic remarks. The new update also confirms that the police custody of Varg Vikernes and his French wife Marie Cachet arrested on Tuesday in southwestern France has been extended by 24 hours, judiciary sources told news agency AFP.

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The moment Haken fans have been waiting for has arrived. There is finally new music to be enjoyed from the new album The Mountain. Stop what you are doing and listen to the new song "Atlas Stone" right now. The seven-minute piece is available on the video below. Inside Out will release the new opus on September 2nd.

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